The Republican journal., 1887-07-07

lowing from the recent law court at Bangor:
John W. Mitchell petition for mandamIs vs.
Emery Hoartlman, Judge of Police court. Wr
denied and petition dismissed Kcscript "a
private individual can apply for this remedy only
in those cases where he has some private or par
ticular interest to he subserved, some particular
right to he pursued protected by the aid of thi:
process. independent of that which he holds il
common with the public at large. 1t is for the
public officers exclusively to apply when publ,
rights are to be subserved No private right, dis
tinct from that of the public, is involved here
Were it otherwise in this case, no practicable
remedy would be afforded by granting the writ il
this SO long time has elapsed since the
date of the complaint, and as the warrant coult
Issue only against the liquors then in the building
10 officer could serve the warrant if issued. The
mischief, if any has been done, it is too lat,
to remedy in such case the Court will not issue
manda'nlis even if the petitioner were otherwise
| en:itlcd."
John ID. Rust vs. Susan Russell.
John ID. Rust ". VIM. F. Triggs. Exception, (il
both cases overrulcd by consent.
Josephine c. Caswel W. Amos Pitcher. Motion
| overruleti. Rc>cript The fact that a by ISLANDER
i.iac remark in the presence Of Il juror about
ctse on trial before the Jury to which the juror be
| longed, expressing his opinion hut not communi
| eating any information fact, the juror maxim:
10 reply and misconduct on his part bein:
! shown, the court rot being satisfied that any in
jurouS effect was produced thereby is not cause
! for trial
| Inhabitants of Buinham Inhabitants o
! tnrnth. Exceptions ovcrruled. Rescript "1h,
ruling Of the presiding justice is precisely in ac
cord with the decision of the court in Appleton IS
| Belfast, and is correct
George .. Bailey Inhabitants of Belfast
| Exceptions and motion sustained. Re-cript "Th.
c"nr; Is "1 opinion that the presiding Justice err
ed III excluding evidence offered hy defendant I,
show the character Of the pfs horse "for gentle
ness and Kindness" at the time of the accident an,
in limiting the defendants evidence tending t,
show the character of the horse to shying ant
| boiling Ia ono year prior to the accident. TIL,
t"urt is also of the opinion that the evidence fail
t" show that the injury to pin horse was cause,
| solely by thc unsafe condition of the way"
| Nancy +. Getcholl, appealed from Judge of Pro
baie V. Burnham Estes. Exceptions overruc'
| for want of prosecution.
| Luther +. W ynan vs.. Marcus Wentworth. Ex
! rcptions oyerrued. Rcscript: "Thc provision
contained i'll Section 81, Chapter IS, II. S, which
provides that the owner of stallion shall have II,
| right of recovery for the services of the aninll
unless the owner makes the record required in tn,
county registry, does not apply TO contract he
tween other parties that the one shall pay t,
the other for such services part of the consid
Grafton i'll the sale Of horse"
Albert \. Lcsan VS.. Maine Central X. X. Co
Exceptions Were taken. Exceptions ovcrruled b,
| consent.
george ii. Emerson VS.. Z. H. Bates Motiol
oyerrue,l by consent.
The following were dismissed from tn
law docket: John Bryant petitioner for certorar
VS. County Com. of Waldo county The }. Il. Lip
pincutt 90. petitioner VS.. Arthur $. Bird.
The following liquor cases were disposed of, on
of them being for second offence:
state of Maine VS.. Charles o'Conncll Exccp
tons ovcrruled. Judgment for the State.
state of Maine vs.. Nathaniel W. Holmes. EN
ceptions oyerruled. Judgment for the State
State of Maine VS.. Same. Exceptions overruled
Judgment for the state.
State of Maine VS.. John c. Robbins. Exception
| "yerrued. Judgment for the state.
Inhabitants of Liberty vs.. Inhabitants of Paler
mo. Judgment for defendants. Rescrpt 'Paupe
| supplies furnished to Il minor child will not b
| considered as supplies indirectly furnished tn
father when there is destruction of the parenta
and ilial relations and the father has eber:,tel
| abandoned such child and has taken up his resi-
dence in another town, cmancipating the chill,
| from all duty to him, and rcnouncing all obly:l
ti"ns toit. Supplies furnished under such circum
stances, even with the knowledge of the father
| will not be considered as supplies furnished 1,
him so as to prevent his gaining a settlement i,
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